These are the incredible back garden boozers where everybody knows your name... and it is probably impossible to get barred.
Three frontrunners have been selected from more than a thousand entries for Pub Shed of the Year and now face a public vote.
The Dog & Ball, in Portsmouth, has a dart board, its roof covered in fairy lights and has its own outdoor beer garden.
While The Stagger Inn, in Manchester, has a more relaxed bar vibe and boasts a pool table, big screen TV, a quiz machine and DJ decks.
In Somerset, The Tiger Inn offers a country-style pub with a log burner and vintage furniture.
John Simmonds began constructing The Dog & Ball by himself 12 months ago in his back garden from as much reclaimed and recycled material as possible.
He said: "I started this project over a year ago with two aims: to make the bar myself, and to make it from as much salvaged material as possible.
"Doing it all from salvage was of course a challenge - thank goodness for FB marketplace, advice from the fantastic members of the GSPN UK Facebook page and a very understanding wife who I dragged around local reclaim yards sifting through old timbers.
"With the exception of the main roof joists, every other part of the build is made from reclaim, re-used or recycled timber and materials.
"Each piece has a different story, from the bar ironmongery that belonged to my late father-in-law from his days as an RAF engineer, to the main oak upright timbers which I found in a reclaim yard that were remarkably salvaged from an old demolished building I worked in some 25 years ago."
Rick Cooper, owner of the The Stagger Inn, added: "I previously had a bar in the back garden that was getting a little old and tatty.
"So in 2020 when the pandemic hit I decided to pull down the old Stagger Inn and give it massive revamp.
"I was working full time throughout the pandemic and built this on my own in the little spare time I had.
"I really wanted a pub/nightclub-themed shed so after many hours looking for inspiration I finally got my bar finished in 2022.
"I'm quite impressed myself, people can't believe it's in my garden.
"I do enjoy sitting in there most nights and practice playing pool shots and listening to my music whilst doing some home DJing on my decks."
Mark Fletcher, who built The Tiger, said: "The idea for a garden pub came during lockdown.
"Having always been an avid pub attendee, and co-owner of one for over 10 years, Iockdown was a frustrating time, particularly as I had retired in 2019.
"My wife Tracy saw a post on Facebook of a great pub shed and thought it would be a great idea to keep me occupied.
"It quickly became a labour of love for the next four months.
"I ordered a slightly bespoke shed from Timber Building UK and then started to think about the interior design.
"I wanted to create the feel of a traditional country pub.
"The name came from the pub I co-owned in Middlesbrough, called The Tiger after the local league football team that played in orange and black stripes and had a Tigers head as a logo - Grangetown BC.
"The original Tiger changed its name again in 2020 so it was only tting that my garden pub became The Tiger.
"We have had many fantastic nights and look forward to many more."
It is believed more than two million back garden pubs are now in operation in Britain after their popularity exploded during the coronavirus pandemic.
They have continued to grow amid a cost of living crisis after the average price of a pint rose to £4 across the UK and £5 in London.
As a result, Two Fat Blokes bar signs, Pub Shed Radio and the Facebook group Garden Shed Pubs & Nightclubs began running the national competition.
Many of the pubs are DIY built and feature fully functioning bars with sound systems, pool tables, darts boards, real fires, and a huge variety of drinks for friends and family.
The three finalists will go to a public vote between October 14-28 and the winner will be announced live on Pub Shed Radio on November 12.
